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Corruption Scandal Shakes Philippine Politics

9/18/2013 1:50AM

The Philippines has charged five current and former lawmakers and a businesswoman with misusing more than $200 million in state funds. The WSJ's Deborah Kan talks to Ramon Casiple from the Institute for Political and Electoral Reform about how the crackdown on corruption is shaping the country's political and economic outlook.

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